One of the first things on my "to-do" list was breaking up the yard and working on each section. I thought if I did this, I wouldn't feel so overwhelmed. Well, I haven't don any of it.
I gotta get better at this. Praying for strength and focus.
R has been sick for the past 3 days. Sinus infection and allergies. So he doesn't sleep at night, so neither do I. So I finally rolled out of bed at 8:30. Mad at myself for not getting up earlier.
AJ drove himself to work and back, so he is officially now driving. He has also done 2 rescues at the pool, and he almost had to do a 3rd one. "It gets worse every year!" he says. I don't see him much. He is working on his eagle stuff--ugh! GET IT DONE ALREADY! Or he is working, or doing some yard work.
AA is never around either. He is either, working, at swim practice, or working in the yard. He also fusses at AJ to finish his eagle!
C loves nursing school! We never see her either. She is at school, work, or studying. It has been a while since I have seen her this excited about learning. She is being challenged so much, and she loves that.
That's all for today...I better get my office "shut down".
I am married to my best friend. We have 3 children emerging into adulthood. God has blessed us with these young adults, and we constatly seek His guidence as we continue to raise them.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Summer Transition
I hate this time of year! I really do. I am thrilled, that I am home in the summer times. I am thrilled that my kids are with me. But the sudden change of activity is a little overwhelming. Why don't I plan for it?
I hate people who do not plan...it's like all of a sudden they realize that next week is Thanksgiving, or 4 weeks later it will be Christmas. Do these people ever consult a calendar? Do they own one? How do they know what day it is?
So today R. and I have dealt with AM wanting to go to a friends house...made no plans on how to get there or how to get home.
AS planning a camping trip that has a high chance of a keg being present. Not because of AS plans, but the other kids that will show up. Teenagers NEVER keep their parties to themselves. So R and I said to him...
1. You have no control who else shows up.
2. You have no control if alcohol appears.
3. You have no control if a fire gets out of control (the parents of the other kid said they could burn a mattress and a couch-seriously?).
4. When the fire department and police arrive, you have no control over the charges you will be charged with.
5. But you will have control regarding your plans for school and your future because kids charged with underage drinking are no longer eligible for any financial aid.
Have fun and be safe.
And this is the first day.
This gets better once we understand each other...it just tends to overwhelm me at first.
Good luck to R and I!
I hate people who do not plan...it's like all of a sudden they realize that next week is Thanksgiving, or 4 weeks later it will be Christmas. Do these people ever consult a calendar? Do they own one? How do they know what day it is?
So today R. and I have dealt with AM wanting to go to a friends house...made no plans on how to get there or how to get home.
AS planning a camping trip that has a high chance of a keg being present. Not because of AS plans, but the other kids that will show up. Teenagers NEVER keep their parties to themselves. So R and I said to him...
1. You have no control who else shows up.
2. You have no control if alcohol appears.
3. You have no control if a fire gets out of control (the parents of the other kid said they could burn a mattress and a couch-seriously?).
4. When the fire department and police arrive, you have no control over the charges you will be charged with.
5. But you will have control regarding your plans for school and your future because kids charged with underage drinking are no longer eligible for any financial aid.
Have fun and be safe.
And this is the first day.
This gets better once we understand each other...it just tends to overwhelm me at first.
Good luck to R and I!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
The Youngest
AM is our youngest child. He even has a song about being the youngest. He really is a character, and certainly the one that has given me the most gray hair--and I am sure he is not done yet--with giving me gray hair.
He is his own person. Never bothered by what his older brother or sister say to him, just does his thing. Didn't really follow in their footsteps, well he did some--but on his own terms. For example, he plays music like his sister, but in band and jazz. Swims like his brother, but only during the high school season.
Yep a young man with his own ideas...
So then you would think driving would not really be a big issue right?
Wrong.
His driving makes me nuts! He is terrible at it. He forgets his left from his right. He puts the car in forward when he needs to go in reverse. He literally is inches from the curb at all times. H freaks out when another car is coming from the opposite direction--which makes me freak!
When the other's were learning to drive...I usually sat in the passenger seat with a magazine and prayed into the magazine. But I don't dare take my eyes off the road with A because we will end up in a ditch or in a creek/river.
He says I make him nervous. Seriously? I say so little compaired to what I would like to say!
Neat guy, I know he will drive someday, I know he will not ride in my car forever. But I think I am ready for that day to come.
Love you AM!
Mom
He is his own person. Never bothered by what his older brother or sister say to him, just does his thing. Didn't really follow in their footsteps, well he did some--but on his own terms. For example, he plays music like his sister, but in band and jazz. Swims like his brother, but only during the high school season.
Yep a young man with his own ideas...
So then you would think driving would not really be a big issue right?
Wrong.
His driving makes me nuts! He is terrible at it. He forgets his left from his right. He puts the car in forward when he needs to go in reverse. He literally is inches from the curb at all times. H freaks out when another car is coming from the opposite direction--which makes me freak!
When the other's were learning to drive...I usually sat in the passenger seat with a magazine and prayed into the magazine. But I don't dare take my eyes off the road with A because we will end up in a ditch or in a creek/river.
He says I make him nervous. Seriously? I say so little compaired to what I would like to say!
Neat guy, I know he will drive someday, I know he will not ride in my car forever. But I think I am ready for that day to come.
Love you AM!
Mom
Friday, May 8, 2009
Why am I doing this?
Hello!
This is the first entry of my blog. I am a mother of one teenager, (16), and 2 young adult children ages 21 and 19--will be 19 on the 14th.
I am writing this blog as a way to look back on the good and bad times that R and I have had with our kids. If I had to raise teenagers all over again, I would in a heartbeat. R would agree with me.
Next post: The 16 year old's driving progress!
This is the first entry of my blog. I am a mother of one teenager, (16), and 2 young adult children ages 21 and 19--will be 19 on the 14th.
I am writing this blog as a way to look back on the good and bad times that R and I have had with our kids. If I had to raise teenagers all over again, I would in a heartbeat. R would agree with me.
Next post: The 16 year old's driving progress!
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